Sachia Vickery admits that when she dreamed of being a professional tennis player as youngster, she never imagined that one day she’d be uploading images of herself to a website infamous for adult content.
“I mean, obviously not,” she told CNN in a phone interview, “It’s not something you really think about doing.”
But that all changed this year when a shoulder injury sidelined her for six months and she began posting content on OnlyFans to bring in extra money while she was hurt. Vickery’s highest world ranking of 73rd was achieved in 2018, and she’s currently just outside the top 550. Although her career prize money is listed at $2.1 million, she argues that it’s much less money than it sounds.
“I can tell you, $2 million is absolutely nothing when it comes to tennis. I spent over $100,000 on coaching, fitness, physio, recovery, MRIs – people don’t see that part of it.” Vickery added, “Having a security blanket, something to do on the side and make good money from, doesn’t hurt. It’s given me a lot of financial freedom, even helping me fund my entire tennis career.”
Founded in 2016, OnlyFans is an online subscription platform that allows users to post videos and photos for their fans. While the content isn’t always overtly NSFW — Cardi B has used the platform in the past to give fans a behind-the-scenes look at her life and work — the website has become primarily known as a platform for adult content, everything from niche kinks and feet pictures to sexting and more explicit X-rated videos.
